Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

Merit Selection of Arizona Judges Preserved

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The Arizona legislature failed in it's attempt to refer to voters a constitutional amendment that would have effectively ended merit selection of judges in Arizona and made the judiciary a creature of the Executive over time. The President of the Arizona Bar gives and excellent overview of the final version that eventually passed and will … Read more

Advertising on BlogForArizona

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Many folks, most especially candidates’ campaigns, inquire about buying ad space on BlogForArizona. BlogForArizona is doing ads through BlogAds.com. This page will walk you through creating ads on our blog. If you find any problems with this guide, please let me know at mbryanATgmailDOTcom. We are a member of the Liberal Blog Advertising Network, which … Read more

Ensnared by Our Illusions

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By Karl Reiner According to Census Bureau data, the proportion of Americans living in urban areas rose from 93.2% in 2000 to 93.7% in 2010.  The bigger cities grew faster than small ones, most of the growth occurring in the suburbs. The data contradicts one of our cherished illusions.  We are not a nation of … Read more

A Little Perspective on the 2011 Budget

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Posted by Michael Bryan What the GOP is willing to shut the government down over is actually merely a symbolic amount of spending. The problem lies not in the cuts themselves (other than the distribution of the pain they will cause is unjustly slanted toward those who can least absorb the blow), but the policy … Read more

Honoring Gabe Zimmerman

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Posted by Michael Bryan A friend of mine is a member of the Arizona Trail Association.  The president of the board is Gabe Zimmerman's mother. The Trail Association has decided to dedicate a trailhead in Gabe's honor. It would be great if any of you decided to donate to that purpose. There is a link at their … Read more